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Show PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP THE SHANTUNG PARLEYS Allied Powers Left ...it -Entirely to Him and He Allowed Concession Conces-sion to Japan Ja-pan WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Nothing Noth-ing has so startled the Senate since tho treaty ot peace was signed at Versailles as the admission by President Presi-dent Wilson at the White House, In consultation with Republican members mem-bers of that body, that he alone conducted con-ducted negotiations for cession of Shantung and forty millions of Chinese Chi-nese people to the domination ot the autocracy ot Japan. Tho burden ot permitting this decision de-cision was shitted to him by tho al- o lied power, all of whom the President Presi-dent Informed tho Senators, wero bound to comply with Bccret treaties made to draw Japan into the war on ( their sldo at Us beginning. Ho thoro foro took tho matter in hand and ot-or ot-or vlgoious protest of Secretnry Lansing, Lan-sing, Henry White nnd General nilss his fellow delegates rcpiesentlng tho United States, gave tho Islnnd Kingdom King-dom control ot three gateways to tho future stifling of the Chinese Republic Repub-lic nnd the i Idlest ot tho lattor's provinces. pro-vinces. Tho three American proU?s-tnnts proU?s-tnnts against tho President's wishes favored taking Shantung from Germany, Ger-many, wio had taken It by forco, nnd giving It back to its origlnnl owner. China. They protested prior to the meeting ot the council of the great powers which made the final decision In the matter. The President Is said by Senators who consulted him on tho subject, Calder of New York, Edgo of Now i Jersoy, and Cummins of Iowa, to have admitted that the reason for i his accession to the demands ot Japan Ja-pan Is that Japan would not have entered en-tered the League of Nations or signer sign-er the peace treaty,. M ho not done I i i so. And BO'-'t: ", ntlon ot tho i .r- a X - treaties oU u $. 8tatcs and Great BrjKji "$ &tuaranteo- ling her lr "0 ,nat Ja" pan shouHfc jriolato 1 r,cifITBBtho iot r original populatunrVB inotft Important part of her land but? face. Tills also Inqontraventlon of the policy or the "open door" agreed upon by John Hay when Secretary of State. Tho Presldont denies that he originated or-iginated or formulated tho provisions provis-ions In regard to Shantung but does not deny that ho was placed In chargo of tho negotiations pertaining, pertain-ing, to them, which was all tho Republican Re-publican Senators who visited him understood him to admit. Uccauso of this admission, however, they hold him responsible for the lack of ro-fusal ro-fusal to accedo to Japan's domnnds. Japaneso delegates In Paris deny they asked Shantung In loturn for giving up tholr rnclal equality claim but not that they threatened to reman re-man out of tho league It not yielded It. |
